When James David O'Kelley was born in January 1862, in District 810, Hall, Georgia, United States, his father, James Nutley O'Kelley, was 23 and his mother, Mary Malina McDonald, was 21. He married Susan Idella McDonald in 1886, in Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Calvin, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Ti, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 March 1935, at the age of 73.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh ‘descendant of Ceallach’ (see Kelly ).
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